Austin Alliance artists and friends gathered on Aug. 4th & 5th, 2018 at Dozen Street in Austin, TX. (LocalFEST)
The Austin Alliance as assembled on Aug. 4th & 5th 2018, the dates of the introduction show, LocalFEST:
LOONAR SRFSIDE APP JUKE SHAR CLAY RICHARD CONVERSE SHIELDS GNARLY SACS MJ EAZY VEASE
LukeZen THAT SUMMER SCARLET'S EYES PAUL AKUJOR C.K. BAILEY THE REPLOIDS JACK CHARLES + MPIC
IVVAS DAVID D. STEWART NORA KING BRONTOSAURUS SPACE LOC'D OUT RECORDS G.O.A.T & YOUR M.O.M.
DEEZY LG CABRINI GREEN
Other original Austin Alliance artists:
SUGAR PILL CHRIS TOAST AND THE JERKS RAVENITE ANDREW HOUGH LINGUISTYX
TIMMY THRAXX JOSS BORDELON
Panel members:
NATHAN VICTOR SHIELDS (Shields) LANCE STONE (Ravenite)
EVE SPRINGER (Scarlet's Eyes) JOSEPH RAMIREZ (Brontosaurus)
Campaign manager:
RICHARD CONVERSE (Gnarly Sacs)
Other known early campaigns:
MIDLAND-ODESSA
Midland-Odessa campaign manager:
ROLLINS SHANAHAN (Broken Jaw Philosophy)
Seal and motto of the Austin Alliance, 'Simul Nos Firmiores'. Together we stand strong.
Early posters/advertizing
Early documents including original drafts of the WE ARE ALL IN LOCAL business plan, a plan for a WE ARE ALL IN LOCAL free press (which evolved into the community message board), a protocol schematic (drafted in the Continental Club Gallery), genre heat map worksheet and linear calendar blueprints, and a printed invitation to the discussion "Fairness Within The Austin, TX Music Community".
Local commercials and an infomercial which reflect an alternate version of the model that includes a national booking component.
WE ARE ALL IN LOCAL creators Billy Milano (L) and Richard Converse (R).